Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Dark Territory--#20 finished

The rest of the title is:  The Secret History of Cyber War.  A lot of good background info on computers and hacking.  Goes from the 1970s to when published in early 2016.  Not really hacking on the business side as much as on the spying and attacks on the government and military sides.  Also obviously with the US wanting to spy on others but also defending against the spying & attacks on our computers.  It seemed funny to me that a lot of the same people from the 1990s were still around in the 2000s and 2010s in leadership or advisory positions.  It just seems like the whole internet and applications tend to go with younger founders and startups but in the government leadership that experience still matters--or maybe these are people dedicated to our government while others are looking to make that quick buck.  Good read for up to when published but seems like in 10 years since a lot more has been happening and could be interesting to see a follow up.

There are 2 WL for this book on PBS so might try to post & mail off at some point but still have plenty of credits so not sure how soon will post.

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